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^ No. 240,244. Patented April 19,1881.

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H. FLYNT,J1-. L I G3111. l NO. 240,244. Patente-d Apri| 19,1.88-

ATTESTZ N. PETERS. PHTo-LITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON, D CA UNITE STATES PATENT arten.

HENRY FLYNT, JR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSURI, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGN. MENT, TO HIMSELF AND DUDLEY H. FLYNT, OFSAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent .No. 240,244, dated April 19, 1881.

Application tiled May 20, 1880.

To all whom lit may concern Be it known that I HENRY FLYNT, J r., ot St.

Louis, Stateot Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improved Oil-Gan, of which the 'cllowing` is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oilcans or tanks in which oil is stored for dealers uses and retail purposes.

According to my improvements the usual 1o metal strip employed at the top ot' the can, in .front thereof, serves here a twofold function: rst, to form the bead or slat to support the lower edge ofthe cover when it is closed; secondly, said bead incloses the flanged edge of the top face where same is united to the annular top edge of the body ot' the can. The cover, in fully closing, has its lower edge passing over the vertical curvilinear face ot' the metal strip and rests upon the bead thereof.

My invention also relates to the manner of constructing and arranging the pump so that it can have a partial turn movement, also be readily removed or replaced, and be better adapted to empty oil-barrels, all of which will hereinafter be pointed out in the claims.

Ot'thc drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional elevation, showing the cover in full open condition, also showing the bead in front and top of can, also showing in side elevation the 3o pump with its discharge-pipe turned inward. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the top parts of the oil-can. Fig. 3 is a top view simply of the circular rim and ange, (the latter being the pump-seat,) and forming part of the top face ofthe can, Fig. et being a bottom view ot' that part of the pump resting on the seat. Fig.5 is an enlarged detail section, the better to show the bead made by joining the metal strip to theflanged edge of the top face.

4o 6, Sheet II, shows the pump properly seated in the top face and can proper, the parts shown in section being the funnel of the pump, the rim, flange or seat, and opening in the top face of can. I, I

A represents the body of the oil-can. As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, the oil-can is a plain topfaced can, in contradistinction to oil-cans having a top chamber or pam or a hinged leaf', and which are well known.

A' is the top face of the can. Said face has Fig.

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its outer edge simply lapped over the tlanged edge of the body ot' the can, as shown at a. (See Figs. l, 5, and 6.)

B is the separate strip ot' metal, of proper length, size, and shape to constitute the front half and vertical curvilinear face top of' the can. (See Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6.) The lower edge of the metal strip B, I bend over or lap it to be the bead d. (See Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6.) It is this bead b that ts over and incloses the 6o projecting tlangejoint a, and as more clearly shown in Figs. 1, 5, 6. rEhe joint ot the top face and body of the can is therefore at the front half of the top otl can covered, strengthcned, and protected by the bead bof the strip B 6 5 when same is soldered in place. The remaining portion ofthe metal strip B is left to be a vertical face half round the top part of the can, (instead of making the front body part ot' the can to extend to the same height above 7o the top face.) Also, be it noted, it is the bead b that forms the needed slat upon which the frontlower edge ot' the cover directly rests when same is in closed condition. Thus the bead b protects the rim or flange-joint a by covering it half-way round the can; secondly, the bead receives and supports the cover of the can when closed. The vertical face of the strip B can be crimped or corrugated. (See Fig. 2.) rlhe upper edge of the strip B can be 8o lapped, as indicated at b in Figs. 1, 5, 6. By making the separate strip B to fit over and join the edges uniting the top face to the can,

-as above described, no wire need be left in the lapped edge, as ordinarily done, a saving 8 5 in time and labor is achieved, nor need the best quality of material be used to compose the said separate strip B.

C represents the cover in its entirety. The constructive shape ofthe cover C is as shown 9o in Figs. l and 2-that is, composed of the back c, the half-round front face, c', the inclined and curved front at c2, and the top at c3. So made I hinge the cover at c4 diametrically in the center ot' the top face ot' the can. When the cover 95 is in full closed condition its front face, c', has its lower edge passed outside the vertical face of the strip B and rests upon the bead b, as previously stated. Then the cover is in full open condition, as shown, it will be seen that the back c rests fully upon the remaining half of the top of the can; hence the back of the cover is the better supported and protected. I also achieve the advantages of being enabled to place under the cover the different measures used, such as gallon, quart, Snc. 5 also, the pump can remain in the can,- and all Without interfering with the full opening or closing action of the cover.

The pump D consists of a pump-barrel containing a piston and its stein, operating as usual. D is the discharge-pipe. The pumpbarrel I make of different diameters-viz., to be of a small or upper section, d, and the larger or lower section, d. (See Figs.1,2,4, 6.) 'Ihe purposeof the smaller barrel d is to afford the pump more play when saine is placed in the bung-hole of an oil-barrel, and hence permitting the lower or larger barrel, cl,to reach near to the end of the oil-barrel-in other Words, the pump can be set at an inclination in the barrel for the better emptying of same.

The seating' of the pump D in the oil-can is as follows: The top face has the opening e, through which the main part of the pump passes, as indicated in Figs. 1, 3, 6. The open-- ing e at e' has a slit. At c2 the metal (of the top face) surrounding the opening forms a ange or seat, and said seat is surrounded by a vertical rim, e3, all as shown in Figs. l, 3, and 6. The upper section, d, of the pump has forming part of it the funnel E, and this has its upper edge turned downward to form the circular rim ex. (See Figs. 4 and 6.) A

lug, e4, projects from the under side of the funnel. Hence, as apparent, when said lug is passed through the slit e', the pump, by its circular rim e3, bearing upon the seat e2, can be turned either Way to vary the position of its discharge-pipe. The pump can be easily removed from or replaced in the oil-can.

What I claim is- 1. The oil-can consisting of the body A, its top face, A', lapped over the flan ged face ot' the body, the separate metal strip B, having its lower bead, b, inclosing the joint of the top face to thebody of the can, While the remain ing portion of said strip constitutes the outer vertical curvilinear face, the cover C, consisting of the back c, the half-round front face, 0, the inclined and curved front c2, and the top c3, said cover hinged centrally at c4, all said parts combined to operate as and for the purposes set fort-h.

2. The oil-can A, its top face, A', having opening e, slit e', ilange or pump-seat c2, circular rim e3, the pump having unequal diameter of upper and lower sections, the funnel E, its circular rim cx, and cleat or lug e4, all said parts combined and arranged to operate as and for the purposes set forth. In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY FLYNT, JR.

- Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, JOHN W. HERTHEL. 

